Drinking-cup.



H. 8. 000m. DRINKING cuP. APPLICATION FILED JULY 29, I912.

1,163,615. Y Patented Dec. 7, 1915.

IVITNESSES: INVENTOR.

HENRY CUGLEY PAPER ET'GODS COMPANY, Q3? EEGNTCLi .73, DIE-"N 3E1 JERSEY.

NEW BRITAIN, CONl l'EUJ-IIGUT, ASSIGNGE i Specification c;

Application fled July 29,

all whom may concern:

Be it known that l, HENRY E. CooLEY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented :1 new and Improved Drinking-Cup, of which the following); is a Specification.

My invention relates more especially to that class of drinking cups that for sanitary purposes are constructed or" paper or similar mz'iterial, and an object of my in rention, among others, is to provide a cup so constructed that it may-be readily adapted for use in public places.

form of cup embodying my invention and in the making and use of which the above object as well as others may be atmined, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l, is a side view of my improved cop. Fig. 2, is a like View seen in a di- "ection at right angles from that of Fig. l. 3, is it view illustrating one manner oiv use of my iroprovedcup. Fig. i, is a view showing a modified form of construction.

Swing to the comparatively flexible character of drinking cups lflilde of paper or ice material, it is important that some means shall is provided to enable ready use of the cups when required and especially when provided for the use of the public generally. Such a cup is illustrated in the accompanying drawin 's in which the numeral 5 indicates a cup composed of paper or like material, preferably tapered lengthwise and closed at one end, forming a bottom 6.

W hen made this cup is folded at the edges,

'Z, producing flat structure, and the paper forming toe body of thecup is lapped on one side, one edge underlying the other edge 8, and the overlapped parts being secured by a proper adhesive. The sides then have semi-fold 9, produced therein, so that the cup may assume shape when desired for use. The fold 8 is provided with a flap 10, profleeting beyond the edge of the fold, the flap being creased at its base, as indicated by the dotted line 11, so that it may be opened outward from the body of the cup to form a handle. An opening 12 is formed in the iers Patent.

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Serial No. 'IlL988.

flap to enable the cups to be properly placed tor ready use and in manner to occupy a minimum amount of space. This feature is illustrated in Fig. 3 of the {llfiWl WlUCll it will he noted that the flu the cup projecting along the bodyof the cup,

The flap forms a ready means forhan dling the cup, and by providing an opening through the flap the latter may be tightly gripped between the thumb and finger, thus enabling the cup to be firmly held. if the be scoed at its base along the dotted line 11 it may he readily bent in position to form a grip and Lhout such strain on the parts as to separate the folded edges of the cup.

1 claim:

1. A drinking: cup composed of thin flexihle materialt'olded at its sides providing two overlapping flaps once? which has an edge terminating at the len 'thwise center of the cup, and a projection irons said edge forming' a handle, said projection having an opening.

2. A drinking cup composed of thin flexihis material creased at opposite sides to perrnit the front and back. to lie together and providing two flaps overlying one another, the edge of the overlyinp,- flap extending along the lengthwise center or the hack of the cup, and a projection from id edge adapted to lie against one half of tne'haclr or" the cup, said projection having a hole whereby the cups may he nested when suspended on a support.

HENRY CUOLEY.

Witnesses:

Trice. W. E zeeson, Oscee gsoliiiowirz. 

